Every week, students will learn about different parts of speech or spelling pattern. I addition, students will practice five high frequency words. In class, students will practice spelling these words and using them in sentences. While we will not have a formal spelling test, it is suggested that you practice spelling these words and discuss the parts of speech at home every week.
Suggested Practice
  • Spelling: Write each spelling word three times.
  • Syllable Spelling: Write the word as many times as there are syllables.
  • Spelling Flash Cards: Write the word on the front and draw a picture to illustrate the word on the back.
  • Hidden Picture: Draw a picture and hide the words in a picture.
  • Finger Spelling: Trace your spelling words onto a partner's back or arm. Have them guess your word.
  • ABC Order: Write your spelling words in ABC order.
  • Making Words: Write out each or our weekly words and cut the letters apart. Use the individual letters to form our weekly words.
  • Create descriptive or silly sentences for each word. Underline the spelling word in each sentence.
  • Write each spelling word. Divide each word by syllables. Ex: an/i/mal
  • Write each word Use red for vowels and blue for consonants.
  • Write a poem or song using at least 5 or your spelling words from the list. Underline each spelling word.
  • Take a practice spelling test. Write any words missed three times each.
  • Play practice games on Spelling City


December 3, 2012
Suffixes
  • Tall
  • Taller
  • Tallest
  • Old
  • Older
  • Oldest
  • Long
  • Longer
  • Longest
High Frequency Words
  • There
  • Then
  • They
  • Thought
  • Two


November 26, 2012
Suffixes
  • kindness
  • weakness
  • comfortable
  • unacceptable
  • fearless
  • helpless
  • careful
  • joyful
High Frequency Words
  • people
  • pretty
  • really
  • said
  • school

November 12, 2012
More Prefixes
  • Mishear
  • Misunderstand
  • Nonverbal
  • Nonsense
  • Submarine
  • Subheading
  • Impossible
  • Impolite
  • Know
  • Laugh
  • Myself
  • People
  • Pretty

October 29, 2012
Review Possessives and Prefixes

To practice possessives, follow the link.

  • boy's/ boys'
  • girl's/girls'
  • teacher's/ teachers'
  • school's/ schools'


  • unhappy
  • unkind
  • preview
  • prewrite
  • disobey
  • dislike
  • reread
  • rebuild